Japan, Kamakura, The great Buddha

Buddha at Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Buddha at Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Kansai region, Japan.

Nachi no taki waterfalls, Nachi falls, Wakayama prefecture, Hoshu, Japan

Myanmar, Bagan. Young novice monks lining up to receive alms at the Ananda Festival.

Myanmar, Inle Lake. Pa-O girl selling fabric at Indein market.

Myanmar, Inle Lake. Padaung lady wearing her heavy brass coiled rings around her neck.

Myanmar, Inle Lake. Pa-O girl selling fabric at Indein market.

Myanmar, Bagan. A novice monk walking in the corridors of Shwezigon Paya.

Myanmar, Bagan. A young monk reading a book in a temple.

Myanmar, Mandalay. A young lady painting paper umbrellas in a shop in Mandalay.

Bangkok, Thailand. Wat Phra Kaeo Grand Palace (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Statue of Apsonsi, half woman half lion greeting and giving thanks.

Bangkok, Thailand. Depiction of head and face of Buddha outdoor statue

Stupas at sunset, Candi Borobudur buddhist temple, Muntilan, Java, Indonesia

Thailand, Bangkok, National Museum of Bangkok, Buddhaisawan Chapel, Phra Buddha Sihing

Thailand, Bangkok, Samphanthawong district, Chinatown, Wat Samphanthawongsaram Worawihanra

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Ayutthaya province, Ayutthaya, Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Chai Watthanaram

Thailand, province of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Historical Park, Wat Phra Si Sanphet

Myanmar (Burma), Sagaing region, Monywa, sunset from the hill of Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung monastery

Myanmar (Burma), Rakhine state (or Arakan state), archeological site of Mrauk U, ancient capital of Rakhine from the 15th to 18th century known as the Golden City, sunrise over Ratanabon pagoda built...

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay region, Amarapura, Shwe Modeptaw Pagoda on the banks of Taungthaman lake

Myanmar, Bagan, Mandalay Province, Ananda Temple during the Pyahto festival in December or January, the morning of the full moon, the monks receiving alms,

Light of Peace Festival of the Dhammakaya Foundation with 15,000 sky lanterns, University of Philippines Visayas in Miagao, Iloilo Province, Panay Island, Philippines, Asia *** IMPORTANT: Image may no...

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Buddhist monk in saffron robes meditating (MR)

Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Angkor temples, Buddhist monk in saffron robes meditating (MR)

Pak Tai Temple, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) and Chao Praya River, Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand, Bangkok, Talad Rod Fad Ratchada (Train night market)

Thailand, Bangkok, Talad Rod Fad Ratchada (Train night market)

Royal Park Rajapruek, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Royal Pavilion at sunset.

Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand. The twin chedis on top of the highest mountain in Thailand at 2500m.

Stupa of Boudhnath,Katmandu,Nepal Buddhist monk circling around a prayer wheel.

Temples in the morning mist, stupas and pagodas in the temple complex of the Plateau of Bagan, Mandalay Division, Myanmar or Burma

Yathe Byan Cave, Hpa-an, Kayin State. Myanmar, Asia

Tea room with round window at the Fukugenzan Meigetsu-in temple, Kita-Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan

The great Torii at sunset, Miyajima island, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Buddha Statue, Isurumuniya, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Meoto Iwa, Futami, Japan

Meoto Iwa, Futami, Japan

Two Buddhist novice monks on the steps of the white pagoda of Hsinbyume (Myatheindan) paya temple, Mingun, Sagaing region, Myanmar

Two Buddhist novice monks on the white pagoda of Hsinbyume (Myatheindan) paya temple, Mingun, Sagaing region, Myanmar

Two Buddhist novice monks on the white pagoda of Hsinbyume (Myatheindan) paya temple, Mingun, Sagaing region, Myanmar

A young Buddhist monk holding a red umbrella walks up the steps in Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mingun, Mandalay, Myanmar

Two young Buddhist monks holding red umbrellas have fun in Hsinbyume Pagoda, Mingun, Mandalay, Myanmar

Novice monk sits on the white wall of Hsinbyume Pagoda holding a red umbrella, Mingun, Mandalay

A rowing boat surrounded by birds carries two novice monks towards U-Bein bridge on Taungthaman Lake, Amarapura, Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar)

Temple in the mist at dawn, Mrauk U, Burma, Myanmar